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It's in the N-SPACE collection of short stories and extracts. In the same book is "Bordered in Black" which explores the same theme with a much darker and pessimistic outlook. I'm bordering on the verge of product placement here (which is against forum rules) It's okay i forgive you. :wink: Check o...

Larry Niven.... I never remembered manholes in "Integral Trees" and I dont recalled ever finish reading the "Ring World" books...then again I read those when I was in the third grade and I'm in college now so I cant say... so you got me buddy, *sigh* whats the deal with the manhole covers being cho...

if you are douglas adams! :? ...or Larry Niven (BIG CLUE!) Larry Niven.... I never remembered manholes in "Integral Trees" and I dont recalled ever finish reading the "Ring World" books...then again I read those when I was in the third grade and I'm in college now so I cant say... so you got me bud...

I had a problem with rendering the moon today. It's a pretty serious problem if it can't be fixed. Here's a picture of it. If you can't see what the problem is, leave a post in this thread and I'll explain further. I may be late, but without scrolling down I'll say the moon is an oval and not spher...

ha ha ha ha hah... I'll add; Lawyers love slipspace, because you can sue the Intellegent Designer/ Creator that bungled up that region of space that caused you to bust your ass! As for hyperspace....we are too un-cool for that region of space and need a hot chick on our arms to get by the bouncers a...

Slaverstudent wrote:I can assure you it's not completely off topic.

yeah,
if you are douglas adams!

less, for obvious reasons (the 1st is we are here and not there). to add I would say sun light being just right & planet size/gravity being just right, would be a factor for the advanced development of surface life. However when we refer to life on mars we are NOT refering to what we would call ...

Slaverstudent wrote:What Can You Say About Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers?

wtf...that was random

do you know why manhole covers are round?

million dollars to the person who answers before morning!

My specific question about gravity being 'attractive' or 'repulsive' was probably a little confusing (and now irrelevent, as it has been pointed out to me that gravity does not involve particles - gravitons). What I actually meant to ask if I can adequately explain this is; Attractive gravity - Som...

Take a spaceship in interstellar space, say halfway between Sol and Alpha Centauri. So, you have what is effectively a sphere of stars around it providing all the illumination - how bright would this be? Is starlight alone bright enough to cast shadows? My fellow Stephen Baxter fan who must have re...

Thanks, that clears that up. So, I would be highly improbable for any chemical reactions to happen in said nebula? Am I right? chemical reactions happen everyday, every minute in space, in nebulas, star cradles, etc... the rates are slow, but the events are as widespread and vast as the entire regi...

Taking this seriously :wink: I'd think the question is spurious until we find good evidence, as are chemical signatures, that life existing on Mars, if there ever was such a thing there, is related to life on Earth. Until then questions such as these are better seen as diversions from the main subj...